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Heading for more cooperation Vietnam and Australia established bilateral defense relations in 1998. Since then, the ties have been developing substantially both in scope and scale. During the course of the relations, the two sides have exchanged various military high-ranking delegations at the ministerial, chief of defense force, deputy ministerial, deputy chief of defense force, and chief of service levels. The first Vietnam-Australia Defense Policy Dialogue In 2010, the Australian Minister for Defense came to Vietnam to attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) and the two sides then signed the Vietnam-Australia Memorandum of Understanding on Defense Cooperation. Since 2012, the two sides have regularly maintained dialogue and consultation mechanisms at all levels, including the ministerial and deputy ministerial levels. For the past six years, the Deputy Foreign and Defense Ministerial Strategic Dialogues 2+2 have been held regularly in each … [Read more...] about Vietnam to enhance defense ties with Australia, New Zealand

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) and NZ Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has expressed his wishes that New Zealand (NZ) makes it easier for Vietnamese goods, including those from Ho Chi Minh City, to access its market. During a reception in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28 for Damien O’Connor – the NZ Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities as well as State Minister for Trade and Export Growth – Nhan expressed his delight at the development of the Vietnam-NZ comprehensive partnership across a diverse range of areas, especially in economy, trade, culture, and education. Both sides have exchanged regular visits and high-level meetings. Of note, the recent Australian visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc created a driving force to further deepen … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City, New Zealand boost trade

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay official visits to New Zealand from March 12-14 and Australia from March 14-18. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc In Australia, PM Phuc will attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney. The visits will be made at the invitations of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Vietnam and New Zealand set up diplomatic relations in 1975. Vietnam is New Zealand’s 16th largest trade partner with the two-way trade hitting about 1.2 billion USD in 2017. The two nations aim to raise bilateral trade to 1.7 billion USD by 2020, making economic cooperation a pillar of their relationship. Meanwhile, Vietnam and Australia have celebrated the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties early this year. The two nations are enjoying sound bilateral trade with average annual growth standing at 12.5 percent and trade value hitting over 9 billion USD in 2017. Australia has landed 378 … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc to tour New Zealand, Australia

Scene at the event (Photo: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnam tourism promotion programme for Australia and New Zealand arrived in Sydney on the evening of August 15 as part of its five-city tour. The event, organised by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and supported by 15 Vietnamese tourism companies, toured around four cities in Australia and one in New Zealand. The programme featured networking events, a roadshow, and musical performances. This was the first time it had taken place in New Zealand and third time in Australia. Speaking at the opening ceremony in Sydney, VNAT General Director Nguyen Van Tuan said the two countries have always listed amongst the top ten tourist markets in Vietnam. In 2017, Vietnam welcomed more than 370,000 Australian visitors, up 15.5 percent year-on-year, while the respective figures for the first seven months of 2018 were 238,000 and 9.1 percent. The demographic has tended towards staying for a long period of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tourism shines in Australia, New Zealand

The Hanoitimes - H.E. Wendy Matthews, New Zealand’s Ambassador to Vietnam shared with Hanoitimes the CPTPP’s benefits for mutual co-operations. What are the potential areas for further co-operation between Vietnam and New Zealand? Well this is what I love about my job: that we already have a great partnership with Vietnam yet there are a lot of opportunities left. Particularly, I am thinking of the trade and economic area, as well as education, but we also see a phenomenal rise in people-to-people tourism links. Without a doubt, there are plenty of benefits to both Vietnam and New Zealand, which is great to see. New Zealand certainly wants to strengthen co-operation across the board. We have seen a really high level of political commitment, as demonstrated by our very new prime minister coming to the APEC only two weeks after her inauguration last year. The two nations are also maintaining great trade and economic partnership as two-way trade is up 18% on-year. We are … [Read more...] about CPTPP to tighten Vietnam-New Zealand partnership